YaST2 Developers Documentation: Bootloader installation and configuration

Bootloader installation and configuration

modules/BootGRUB.ycp
Module containing specific functions for GRUB configuration and installation

Imports

  • Arch
  • BootCommon
  • Kernel
  • Mode
  • Pkg
  • Stage
  • Storage
  • StorageDevices

Includes

  • bootloader/grub/misc.ycp
  • bootloader/routines/dialogs_i386.ycp
  • bootloader/routines/popups.ycp

Global Variables

Global Functions

global gc_changed -> boolean

was grub_conf changed by user manually?

global merge_level -> symbol

Shall proposal merge menus?

global insert_saved_mbr -> boolean

Insert saved MBR to bootloader menu?

global disks_order -> list<string>

Disks order for ordering widget purproses

global CreateSections () -> void

Propose sections to bootloader menu modifies internal sreuctures

global CreateGlobals () -> void

Propose global options of bootloader modifies internal structures

global Read (boolean reread) -> boolean

Read settings from disk

Parameters:
reread boolean true to force reread settings from system
Return value:
true on success
global Reset (boolean init) -> void

Reset bootloader settings

Parameters:
init boolean true to repropose also device map
global Propose () -> void

Propose bootloader settings

global Save (boolean clean, boolean init, boolean flush) -> boolean

Save all bootloader configuration files to the cache of the PlugLib PlugLib must be initialized properly !!!

Parameters:
clean boolean true if settings should be cleaned up (checking their correctness, supposing all files are on the disk
init boolean true to init the library
flush boolean true to flush settings to the disk
Return value:
true if success
global Update () -> void

Update read settings to new version of configuration files

global Write () -> boolean

Write bootloader settings to disk

Return value:
true on success
global GetFunctions () -> map<string, any>

Return map of provided functions

Return value:
a map of functions (eg. $["write"::Write])
global Initializer () -> void

Initializer of GRUB bootloader

global BootGRUB () -> void

Constructor